IT'S A LIVING Season 3 Episode 5 I Write the Songs
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00:00Life's not the French Riviera, believe me Life's not a charity bar
00:11It isn't all a great big bed of roses It's not like showbiz, but the main thing
00:20We're not supposed to be outnumbered, believe me We know we're doing our part
00:29Okay, we may be less than wealthy But not that we're young and healthy
00:38And anyone who's young and healthy knows that that's a waste
00:46The traffic flows, it's unbearable
01:17Oh, thanks.
01:25Jan, are you okay? You look exhausted.
01:27I am. I was up all night studying for a law exam.
01:30Do you know what it's like to spend an entire night in a library?
01:33Uh-huh. I dated a librarian once. I returned him after two weeks.
01:39Cassie, I really appreciate you babysitting for Ellen last night.
01:43That's no problem. She's a sweet kid.
01:45We spent most of the night rearranging the furniture in Barbie's dream house.
01:49Couldn't you just spend hours doing that?
01:52Jan, you've really been spoiling that kid.
01:55She's got every Barbie accessory made except the jacuzzi.
01:58We threw that out.
02:00Oh, what's wrong with it?
02:01It melted, Ken.
02:03Cassie, I hear you two had quite a talk last night while you were baking brownies.
02:07Yeah.
02:08I didn't know you had a crush on Bobby Sherman.
02:11Bobby Sherman?
02:12When I was 12.
02:15Sounds like she told you everything.
02:17She always does. We have a complete open relationship. We tell each other everything.
02:21Yeah?
02:23Did she tell you about your earrings in the vacuum cleaner?
02:25What?
02:26Gotcha!
02:30Hi, Dot. You're late.
02:32And you're never late, right, Jan?
02:34Banks probably call you up when they want to set their clocks.
02:38I'm sorry. I just lost another part.
02:41That's too bad, Dot.
02:43No, don't feel sorry for me.
02:45You know, this is a 37th Street audition and Zippo.
02:48I don't even think the producers notice me.
02:51Maybe it's the way you carry yourself.
02:54You know, when I was in the 4-H, I had this little pig.
02:57And he wasn't any special old pig at all, really.
02:59Except he had this kind of a look in his eye, you know?
03:03And he had this sassy little walk like...
03:05Well, like Cassie.
03:07You know how Cassie walks around like she knows something and you don't?
03:10I do.
03:12Good evening, ladies. Aloha, Dot.
03:16I say aloha because were we on Hawaiian time, you wouldn't be late.
03:20Nancy, Dot got stuck in an audition.
03:22Ah, the acting career.
03:24Tell me, what was it today?
03:26Anna Karenina? Joan of Arc? A talking grape?
03:30Back off, Nancy. She had a bad day.
03:32I lost the part.
03:34Look, I'm sorry you're not a good enough actress
03:36to free yourself from the drudgery of waiting on tables.
03:39But as long as you're here, I wish you would at least try to be a good waitress.
03:43Perhaps then you could feel you were successful at something.
03:47Gun control. Who needs it?
03:50She's right.
03:52I'm a lousy actress, I'm a lousy waitress.
03:54I can't please Nancy and I can't please those producers.
03:57I'm telling you, there's a lesson to be learned from my little pig.
04:01Wait a second.
04:03Nancy's tough, right?
04:05She's the toughest audience I've had to face.
04:07So you know what I'm going to do?
04:09I am going to play a great waitress.
04:11I am going to act at being the best waitress Nancy has ever seen.
04:14And if I can convince her, I can convince those producers.
04:17Doesn't that make sense?
04:19No.
04:21Do it anyway.
04:25Hello, I'm Dorothy. It would be my pleasure to serve you this evening.
04:28Will you be enjoying a cocktail before dinner?
04:30No, thank you.
04:31I respect your decision. Have you decided on your entree?
04:33Yeah, we'll have a special.
04:34Oh, well, I see you know your way around a menu.
04:37We'll be starting with super salad.
04:38Salad with a house dressing.
04:40The perfect complement for that particular entree.
04:42Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to personally convey your selections to our chef.
04:47Not bad.
04:49Yeah, but that was my station.
04:52Oh, Howard, on those specials, be sure to warm the plates.
04:54The plates are always warm.
04:56There's warm and there's warm.
04:57There's get lost and there's get lost.
05:02So come closer, much closer, and share my dream for two.
05:12It's only true, my beautiful lady, near you, near you.
05:31That was a very lovely song you just did.
05:33Right. Complain to the manager.
05:35No, I mean it. I really liked it.
05:37You did?
05:38Yeah. I never heard it before. Is it yours?
05:40You bet. The words, the music, some nights even the applause.
05:44I think it could be a big hit.
05:46From your mouth to God's ears.
05:48We might not have to go that far.
05:50My name is Jerry Wilson. I'm vice president of Durell Records.
05:54Right. You were on the cover of last month's Billboard magazine. I can't believe it.
05:58Neither could my mother. It's a crazy business.
06:01Look, I think your song would be perfect for Julio Iglesias' new album.
06:05Great. I love echo chambers.
06:07I'm coming back for dinner tomorrow night with a few clients.
06:10Why don't you bring in the sheet music then?
06:12You and I can talk about your song. Who knows?
06:14Maybe talk about your signing on with us as a composer.
06:17If I ever have children, they're yours.
06:20I'll see you tomorrow night.
06:23Cassie, the greatest thing in the world just happened.
06:27My wildest fantasies come true.
06:29You got a date.
06:31Amy, you're not going to believe this.
06:33This guy Jerry Wilson from Durell Records wants to buy one of my songs.
06:37If he does, will you stop singing it here?
06:39No, I'm serious.
06:41You don't know what this means to me.
06:43You don't know what this means to us.
06:45For ten years I've been killing myself playing in bars and cheap lounges.
06:49For ten years I've been killing myself playing in bars and cheap lounges.
06:52You know what it's like being a piano man?
06:54Do you know what it's like playing Misty four times a night every night for a decade?
06:58You know what it's like to not even like Misty?
07:01Now it might actually be over.
07:03No more kowtowing to Nancy.
07:05No more smiling for tips.
07:07No more having you girls hate me.
07:09We don't hate you, Sonny. We just don't want to sleep with you.
07:12Same thing.
07:19First was the fillet medium, all-gratin potatoes and broccoli.
07:22You had the fillet rare, baked potato, no vegetables.
07:24Sirloin rare, cottage fries, string beans.
07:26Sirloin medium, no potato, cottage cheese and sliced tomatoes.
07:29And you had the scrawd. Enjoy your meal.
07:31How was that?
07:33You fix your hair.
07:35Right.
07:37Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
07:39This is the old sun man sitting down at the piano
07:41for what should be a very special evening of music.
07:44For all of us.
07:46There he is.
07:48Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond and Billy Joel.
07:50All wrote into one.
07:52You are the greatest human being in world history
07:54and I mean that.
07:56Beautiful lady
07:59near you.
08:02I've been trying all day long.
08:04I can't get your song out of my mind.
08:06Have you tried dental floss? Works for me.
08:09Sonny, did you read the sheet music?
08:12Are you kidding me?
08:14Sonny, did you read the sheet music?
08:16Are you kidding? I had 50 copies made.
08:18You know, I keep thinking that I'm dreaming
08:20and any minute I'm gonna wake up.
08:22Oh, well, would you wake me up too?
08:24Because I got an appointment in about an hour.
08:26Sonny, a guy with your talent,
08:28you're gonna get snapped up
08:30if a guy like me doesn't make his move.
08:32So why don't you come by the office tomorrow afternoon about 3 o'clock?
08:34I want you to sign an exclusive five-year contract.
08:37How does 100K a year sound?
08:39For a start.
08:41Jan, Dot, Cassie, Amy, please report to the piano immediately.
08:44Sonny, Nancy hates it when you do that.
08:46Nancy? Who?
08:48Hey, guys, listen, this is Mr. Jerry Wilson of Durell Records.
08:51How do you do, Mr. Wilson? Will you be having a salad with your dinner?
08:54Uh, yes.
08:55Well, then I will chill your salad pork.
08:58My, my, what beautiful ladies.
09:00Sonny, which one is yours?
09:02Uh, well, you know, I like to spread myself around.
09:06Why not? It makes the flowers grow.
09:10Mr. Wilson just offered me a contract.
09:12Just give me one good reason why you can't tell me what Ellen said.
09:15Because Ellen made me cross my heart and hope to spit.
09:18Sonny, I better get back to my friends.
09:20Now, I'll see you tomorrow afternoon, my office, 3 o'clock.
09:23I'll be in the parking lot starting at 9.
09:27Well, what do you think?
09:29I think that a woman who spent 15 hours in the labor room
09:31to bring her baby daughter into this world
09:33has a right to know why her baby needs a black negligee.
09:35I can't betray Ellen's trust.
09:37Sure you can. I'm her mother.
09:40As long as you're happy for me.
09:42I'm happy for you, Sonny.
09:44Thanks.
09:46Now, there's something I've been waiting 10 years to do.
09:50Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention, please?
09:56Hey, button up. I'm talking.
10:00Friends, this is gonna be my last night
10:02playing for you here at Above the Top.
10:04Sonny, what are you doing?
10:06Get away, witch. This is my night.
10:08Stop this.
10:10Back off, Nancy, or I'll tell them how old you are.
10:12I'm going to call security.
10:14Go ahead, call. I'm making my exit,
10:16but I'm doing it my way.
10:18So tonight, I'm saying goodbye forever
10:20to this shabby little life.
10:22So if you have any requests, keep them to yourselves.
10:24Because tonight,
10:26just once,
10:28you're gonna shut up and listen.
10:30Because after tonight,
10:32ladies and gentlemen, I just won't be
10:34singing a song when I proudly say...
10:39I WRITE THE SONGS THAT MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD SING
10:46I WRITE THE SONGS OF LOVERS BEYOND THE GRAVE
10:54I WRITE THE SONGS THAT MAKE THE YOUNG GIRLS CRY
11:02I WRITE THE SONGS
11:04I WRITE THE SONGS
11:08He writes the songs that make the whole world sing
11:13He writes the songs of love and special things
11:19He writes the songs that make the young girls cry
11:25I write the songs, I write the songs
11:38Ahh, ahh, ahh
11:48Ahh, ahh, ahh
11:58He writes the songs that make the whole world sing
12:02He writes a song of love and of peace.
12:22Do I above the top? If I never see you again, it'll be too soon.
12:25Cause I am music.
12:28Me. Not you, but me.
12:30Sonny Man.
12:32And I write the...
12:58Yes! Oh, yes, Sonny! My main man!
13:01You are! You are music!
13:18You!
13:19Sonny Man. I'm a little early.
13:21Early for what?
13:22I have a three o'clock with Jerry.
13:23I have no record of that.
13:25What was this in regard to?
13:26Every hope and dream I've ever had in my life.
13:28Why don't I just tell him you're here?
13:30No option. Why don't I?
13:32Wait a minute.
13:33Gary, baby!
13:36You're gonna lose that little girl if you don't let her in on things.
13:40Hello.
13:41Buenos tardes is Julio, I would say.
13:43Will you look at this? It's a solid gold pen. I bought it to sign the contracts.
13:47Three hundred bucks.
13:48And you know what I'm gonna do after I sign?
13:50I'm gonna throw it out the window, cause that's the kind of hairpin I am.
13:54Do I know you?
13:57It's me, Sonny! Sonny Man! A hundred K to start.
14:00To start what?
14:03Last night you told me to come by the office today and sign the contracts.
14:06Are you the guy who's putting in my hot tub?
14:10Hey, man, it was 18 hours ago.
14:12A sponge can remember that long.
14:15Okay. Your name is Sonny.
14:18Oh, this isn't happening.
14:21I'm sorry. I don't remember anything.
14:25Look, I guess I just wasn't myself last night.
14:28I was under the influence of something.
14:31Drugs. You were on drugs.
14:34Hey, I've been under a lot of pressure here, Sammy.
14:38Okay, so you were stoned.
14:41But you still had your incredible taste, those unshakable instincts, right?
14:45I don't know.
14:46I can't remember any part of the past 48 hours.
14:50Okay, just let me play this song for you.
14:53My life is hanging by a thread here.
14:55Oh, of course. Play the song.
14:58And look, even if I don't love it, maybe we can work something out.
15:05So come closer, much closer, and share a dream for two.
15:15Here's the part you really liked.
15:17It's only true, my beautiful lady, near you, near you.
15:34What'd you think?
15:36Did I sign anything?
15:40Jerry, I think my heart stopped.
15:42Sonny, I'm sorry. I hate that song.
15:45You're a junkie, what do you know?
15:48Look, what do you say, what if I gave you a hundred dollars for the song?
15:52A hundred bucks? I quit my job.
15:55I didn't just quit, I insulted everyone in the restaurant.
15:58I made a fool of myself. You were there.
16:01All I remember is a vague image of some idiot in a white tuxedo.
16:05All those people hate me now.
16:07And that's nothing compared to what I did to my landlord.
16:09Sonny, I'm sorry.
16:11I've done some stupid things in my life, but never anything like this.
16:15And that song...
16:19Sonny, thank you.
16:23It took a complete stranger to make me see the light.
16:26But I'm gonna get help.
16:28And I'll never forget what you've done for me for as long as I live.
16:31I will always, always be in your debt.
16:36But right now, I've got a really important meeting.
16:39Well, bye-bye for now.
16:41And thank you.
16:48Is there anything I can get for you, sir?
16:50I just lost half a million dollars.
16:53My whole future, my home, my friends, my family.
16:58Do you validate?
17:01When a kid is that proud of her mother acing an exam,
17:04the least I could do is help her pick out a gift.
17:06What, a black negligee?
17:08What, do you pass your bar exam?
17:10Do you know that she spent all of her birthday money on that gift?
17:13I guess I'm gonna have to get her the Ken and Barbie condo in Aruba.
17:18Man, we better hurry up and set the table.
17:20Don't rush, girls. I've already done them.
17:22All of them?
17:23Dot.
17:24Dot.
17:25Dot.
17:26Dot.
17:27Dot.
17:28Dot.
17:29Dot.
17:30You're terrific.
17:32Nancy, isn't Dot terrific?
17:34I beg your pardon?
17:35Oh, come on, Nancy. You've noticed what a good job Dot's been doing?
17:38Eh.
17:41Nancy, it's not gonna kill you to give Dot a pat on the head.
17:44Is that what this is all about?
17:46Oh, you're looking for praise. My praise, right?
17:49Well, you're wasting your time because I'm carrying that with me to my grave.
17:52Wow.
17:54I'm not impressed that you've gone out of your way to seek my approval.
17:57In fact, if anything, I think I've lost a little respect for you.
18:00I never thought you were much of a waitress, but at least I admired your spunk.
18:07Look, Dot, that's what happens when you try to please other people.
18:10Please yourself and you'll be just fine.
18:13You're absolutely right.
18:15From now on, I am just gonna be me.
18:18Good. There's no better way to get back at Nancy.
18:28Excuse me, miss. Can we have some more bread, please?
18:30Sorry, bub. Not my station.
18:33Just... chat.
18:39Sonny, what happened?
18:41It's too horrible to repeat.
18:42Your deal fell through.
18:43You've got to help me get my job back.
18:45Me? I can't help you. You dumped on everybody in this room last night.
18:48Oh, what am I supposed to do? All I've got left is my tux. I'm living in my car.
18:52Sonny, I'd help you if I could, but you're just gonna have to go in and apologize to Nancy
18:56and give your job back.
18:57Beg, huh?
18:59Okay, I can do that.
19:03Thanks, Jan. You're a nice person.
19:05Aw, Sonny. For a scuzz, you're not too bad yourself.
19:13Friends, I don't know how many of you were here last night,
19:16but for those of you who were, I'm afraid the old sun man went just a little looney-toons.
19:21You see, I'm hypoglycemic, and, well, I hadn't had any dinner,
19:25and I may have said or done a couple of things that could have been taken the wrong way.
19:29Sonny, get out.
19:31Nancy, can I have my job back?
19:33Never.
19:34Anyway, I was gonna quit and disgrace over this until this wonderful woman, Nancy Beebe,
19:39or as we all know her, Nancy with the forgiving eyes.
19:44Anyway, as I was gonna say, I said,
19:46no, I'm not coming back until my audience forgives this crazy troubadour.
19:50So, let's have some applause from all of you who still have a drop of the milk of human kindness in your breasts.
19:57And I see some beauties are here tonight. What do you say?
19:59Do I stay?
20:03All right, you are beautiful.
20:05They're doing it for you, Nancy, because they love you, and I love you.
20:09I wish you were my mother.
20:11Sonny, you have no shame.
20:13That's not true, Nancy. I take great pride in my shame.
20:17All right, you can have your job back, but at a 20% cut in pay.
20:21Pride is for the Yankees. I'll take it.
20:24You're a disgrace, Sonny, but you're an inexpensive one.
20:27Welcome back.
20:30Okay, listen. Get those requests ready, because the sun man wants to play what you want to hear.
20:40Sonny, you can grovel with the best of them.
20:43What a way to make a living, huh?
20:46Look at me.
20:50I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree.
20:57Don't know my right foot from my hip.
21:00My hat from my glove.
21:02I get misty and so much ink.
21:05Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do.
21:08Oh, yeah.
21:16Oh, yeah.
21:46Oh, yeah.